Just planned our European Vacation!

[jsharr ★]

So excited.

Here is our itinerary


 

[shootingstar]

clever.  I bet a lot of people from U.K. can see Britiish names of North American towns/cities, can see the same planning for many other types of "cheaper" trips.

[Razors Edge ★]

13 hours. That trip should take 13 hours.

[Page Turner]

...in Texas, 13 hours goes by like a New York second.

[Razors Edge ★]

1 minute ago, Page Turner said:

...in Texas, 13 hours goes by like a New York second.

I just thought of all the vaccinations he is going to need.  He's gonna be achy for a while.  And does he bring his own bottled water or stick to tequila to be on the safe side?

[jsharr ★]

11 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

13 hours. That trip should take 13 hours.

I plan to stretch it to 48 hours or so and really soak in the ambiance of all these exotic locales.

[Kzoo]

One word..... Currency conversion.  

[jsharr ★]

3 minutes ago, Kzoo said:

One word..... Currency conversion.  

Pesos are excepted everywhere.

[maddmaxx ★]

18 minutes ago, Page Turner said:

...in Texas, 13 hours goes by like a New York second.

I thought 13 hours in Texas would feel like forever.

[jsharr ★]

Just now, maddmaxx said:

I thought 13 hours in Texas would feel like forever.

Forever in Texas feels like an eternity.

[Scrapr ★]

5 minutes ago, Kzoo said:

One word..... Currency conversion.  

is that when you give the grocer a bull and he gives you back a heifer?

[maddmaxx ★]

1 minute ago, jsharr said:

Forever in Texas feels like an eternity.

Is this because in Texas forever translates differently from eternity?

[Page Turner]

 

^^^^^ I think this song would be better if it had a *clap, clap, clap* break in it somewhere. ^^^^

[jsharr ★]

4 minutes ago, Page Turner said:

 

...I think this song would be better if it had a *clap, clap, clap* break in it somewhere.

I know Jason Castro.  He was in a small group I led at the church we both went to at the time.  Really nice guy.

[Prophet Zacharia]

Hey kids, it’s Big Ben... and Parliament.

[late]

[jsharr ★]

3 minutes ago, late said:

Have you planned your route yet?  The rain in Maine falls mainly on the Spain.

[Razors Edge ★]

1 hour ago, Kzoo said:

One word..... Currency conversion.  

Another one: syphilis.

I bet, though, that syphilis is one of those things where if you have had it once, your are immune for the rest of your life.  He should be fine.

[jsharr ★]

1 minute ago, Razors Edge said:

Another one: syphilis.

I bet, though, that syphilis is one of those things where if you have had it once, your are immune for the rest of your life.  He should be fine.

We are not visiting Syphilis, but I sure like Greek food.

[Dottleshead ★]

16 minutes ago, jsharr said:

We are not visiting Syphilis, but I sure like Greek food.

I thought they were the same?

[late]

29 minutes ago, jsharr said:

Have you planned your route yet?  The rain in Maine falls mainly on the Spain.

The rain in Maine falls mainly on the plain..

There is a really cool place near Sebago lake. You have to do this steep climb into the remant of a volcano that still has a bowl. But it's small, so if you sing really loud, you can accompany yourself.

I suggest who let the dogs out

[Wilbur ★]

Where is the "Go Fund Me" link? 

[jsharr ★]

4 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Where is the "Go Fund Me" link? 

Just mail me some cash and let's call it good.

[Wilbur ★]

3 minutes ago, jsharr said:

Just mail me some cash and let's call it good.

Here you go..

[jsharr ★]

6 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Here you go..

3000 Airwicks!  Awesome, thank you.

[2Far]

2 hours ago, Razors Edge said:

13 hours. That trip should take 13 hours.

Through Dallas and around the North side of Houston?

Yeah, yer not from around me there’s, are ya feller?

[Kzoo]

9 minutes ago, jsharr said:

3000 Airwicks!  Awesome, thank you.

Nominated

[Kzoo]

25 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Where is the "Go Fund Me" link? 

He's from Texas.  If he wants cash he can just sell an oil well or 2.

 

[jsharr ★]

7 minutes ago, Kzoo said:

He's from Texas.  If he wants cash he can just sell an oil well or 2.

 

Or some cattle.  

[Page Turner]

1 hour ago, jsharr said:

We are not visiting Syphilis, but I sure like Greek food.

 

1 hour ago, Dottie said:

I thought they were the same?

...Syphilis is that guy in the Greek myth who keeps rolling the rock up the hill, only to have it fall back down.

...they should build a monument to that guy.

[Kzoo]

1 minute ago, Page Turner said:

 

...Syphilis is that guy in the Greek myth who keeps rolling the rock up the hill, only to have it fall back down.

...they should build a monument to that guy.

I thought Syphilis was that dude that flew to close to the sun.

 

[jsharr ★]

1 minute ago, Page Turner said:

 

...Syphilis is that guy in the Greek myth who keeps rolling the rock up the hill, only to have it fall back down.

...they should build a monument to that guy.

We should get him together with Scylla and Charybdis.

[Kzoo]

Just now, jsharr said:

We should get him together with Scylla and Charybdis.

More 'southern' European cities?

 

[jsharr ★]

Just now, Kzoo said:

More 'southern' European cities?

 

A small island just off the coast of Syphilis.

[Kzoo]

2 minutes ago, jsharr said:

A small island just off the coast of Syphilis.

So Padre, you're telling me Texas has an island? Huh?

 

 

[Ltdskilz]

Be sure to pick up some Dr. Pepper in Dublin

[jsharr ★]

2 minutes ago, Kzoo said:

So Padre, you're telling me Texas has an island? Huh?

 

 

Yes, Madre and it is by our Laguna.

[Ltdskilz]

Gotta admit, I thought I knew the Brenham area pretty well and had never heard of Berlin. And I've driven through Hallettsville about a dozen times and never saw a Vienna either. Who knew?

[Ltdskilz]

On second thought, why did the vacation planners leave out Palestine?

[Wilbur ★]

1 hour ago, Kzoo said:

He's from Texas.  If he wants cash he can just sell an oil well or 2.

 

I thought they only had steers and...   well, never mind. 

[jsharr ★]

1 hour ago, Ltdskilz said:

On second thought, why did the vacation planners leave out Palestine?

Too P&R and did not want Wheels to lock my vacation.

[shootingstar]

2 hours ago, late said:

which state is this sign located?

In southern Ontario a lot of the towns are named after places in the U.K.....reflection of Anglo settlers. However, Kitchener was previously Berlin until WW II when it got changed.  Toronto is a derviation of Taronto which is Mohawk Indian.  Can't remember the First Nation's group for Mississauga, a suburban city of Toronto area.

Calgary is based on a place in Scotland.  In fact, if you walk into the main municipal bldg. there is a wall mural that gives that explanation.

[jsharr ★]

3 minutes ago, shootingstar said:

which state is this sign located?

In southern Ontario a lot of the towns are named after places in the U.K.....reflection of Anglo settlers. However, Kitchener was previously Berlin until WW II when it got changed.  Toronto is a derviation of Taronto which is Mohawk Indian.  Can't remember the First Nation's group for Mississauga, a suburban city of Toronto area.

Calgary is based on a place in Scotland.  In fact, if you walk into the main municipal bldg. there is a wall mural that gives that explanation.

Maine.  

[shootingstar]

4 minutes ago, jsharr said:

Maine.  

I guess I've never understood for some names why on earth a totally different place in another country was used in North America.  No originality or not at all inspired by local geography, flora or fauna at least. I get the homesickness thing, for the lst wave of immigrants/discovers...but so what.  There have been millions of people who were homesick and didn't latch onto a Old World/home country association for naming places. Except I guess....restaurants if they set up a business.

But then we have the photos, the Internet and Skype to look back at former country.

[jsharr ★]

3 minutes ago, shootingstar said:

I guess I've never understood for some names why on earth a totally different place in another country was used in North America.  No originality or not at all inspired by local geography, flora or fauna at least. I get the homesickness thing, for the lst wave of immigrants/discovers...but so what.  There have been millions of people who were homesick and didn't latch onto a Old World/home country association for naming places. Except I guess....restaurants if they set up a business.

But then we have the photos, the Internet and Skype to look back at former country.

https://www.mainepublic.org/post/why-are-so-many-maine-towns-named-after-foreign-countries-and-cities

 

Do not think it is homesickness.  I think it is more an honorific title in many cases.

[shootingstar]

I know the person whose paid job is to stick-handle proposals for new names or renaming of new or existing streets, roads, parks and public buildings.  Rather interesting with the details of our policy and requirements.  Most big cities in North America would have such a staff member since it may occasionally get into proposals for corporate sponsorships.

There's nothing wrong to give simple/unique names ie.  Rainy River (in Ontario) or Swift Current (which is in Saskatchewan) or even better,  Moosonee (Ontario) or Medicine Hat (Alberta). Of course, who knows why a place is named Marathon in Ontario. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/publications/official-road-map/

For name origins of our provinces and territories:  https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/origins-canadas-geographical-names/origin-names-canada-and-its-provinces-and-territories/9224  Some of the names have First Nations (native Indian) origins...which allows the area to own that name completely unique in the world (or closest to local origin meaning and relationship to the area).

 

[Further]

I attended a training in Wisconsin with a guy from England. He applied English scale mileage to the US, looking at a US map he guessed it would take 8 hours or so to drive from NYC to Milwaukee, and thought it would be a nice scenic drive.      

[MickinMD ★]

Funny you mentioned Berlin - yesterday my brother-in-law and I were talking about taking his son and my other nephew to a place near Berlin next summer - Berlin, Maryland, south of Ocean City, Maryland. It's called Shad Landing State Park and it's fun to rent canoes and explore the cypress swamp there.  You can rent a campsite cheap: they radiate out from large, circular roads, in the middle of which is a bathhouse, divided for each sex, with showers, sinks, and toilets.  The campsites have built-in grills so you can just bring charcoal and starter if you don't bring your own grill.  It's also close to Assateague and Chincoteague Islands where you can see wild ponies, etc.

[Rattlecan ★]

1 hour ago, shootingstar said:

I know the person whose paid job is to stick-handle proposals for new names or renaming of new or existing streets, roads, parks and public buildings.  Rather interesting with the details of our policy and requirements.  Most big cities in North America would have such a staff member since it may occasionally get into proposals for corporate sponsorships.

There's nothing wrong to give simple/unique names ie.  Rainy River (in Ontario) or Swift Current (which is in Saskatchewan) or even better,  Moosonee (Ontario) or Medicine Hat (Alberta). Of course, who knows why a place is named Marathon in Ontario. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/publications/official-road-map/

For name origins of our provinces and territories:  https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/origins-canadas-geographical-names/origin-names-canada-and-its-provinces-and-territories/9224  Some of the names have First Nations (native Indian) origins...which allows the area to own that name completely unique in the world (or closest to local origin meaning and relationship to the area).

 

Some names would never fly today. The town of Swastika Ontario was named long before the association with nazi Germany. The Swastika was originally a symbol of good luck.

[Scrapr ★]

1 hour ago, shootingstar said:

I know the person whose paid job is to stick-handle proposals for new names or renaming of new or existing streets, roads, parks and public buildings.  Rather interesting with the details of our policy and requirements.  Most big cities in North America would have such a staff member since it may occasionally get into proposals for corporate sponsorships.

 

True Fact. We won (paid) at an auction naming rights for a street in a new development. We got a Lindy Lane. Plus a street with our last name. We could not get a street with our boys name as there was one already & there could not be doubles even in different cities. When Lindy was in the hospital the nurse says...Your name is Lindy? I live on Lindy Lane! That was pretty awesome

The houses there were pretty small though. We should have put a codicil that the houses had to be xx thousand SF